Plants Notes

          11 September 2007

Plant Review

1.       Name the 2 types of roots     fibrous - tap

2.       Name the 2 types of stems     herbaceous & woody

3.       Name the 3 functions of roots     absorb nutrients & H2O - anchor the plant - store CHOs

4.       Name the 2 functions of stems     transport - support the upper portion of the plant

5.       Name the process that results in the production of “food” in plants.     photosynthesis

6.       What is the function of Chlorophyll?     absorb sunlight

7.       What substances enter & exit the leaf in the process you named in #5?    

a.     Enter:      CO2 - H2O - sunlight

b.     Exit:     O2 - H2O - CHOs